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Project Rook

182 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 46 ratings

Welcome to the ProjectRook podcast! I'm just here to challenge you to eat & think well. Nah, I lied. I'm also here to call you on your bs, remind you of some uncomfortable truths, AND light a fire under your ass. First you get mad, then you get better :)

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#FiveMinuteFriday You Can't Live Like Everybody Else

October 21, 2022 14:25 - 5 minutes - 7.43 MB

The average should be left to do average things. The rest of us should remember that we can't live like everybody else.

PR160: Why We Need More Wakeup Calls

October 20, 2022 02:24 - 47 minutes - 66.2 MB

What happens when we keep missing the games being played and the lessons that follow? Life has to hit harder and longer. 

PR159: Why The Medical Hussle Continues

October 13, 2022 21:07 - 58 minutes - 80.2 MB

We stay crying about what "they" are doing. We point out the lies, the discrepancies and the harm that has been done for decades, yet we still blindly follow. No questions asked. So who's really to blame here? The system or the people who actively support and participate in it?

PR158: Symptoms vs Causes

September 21, 2022 21:06 - 54 minutes - 75 MB

Humans seem to be in a battle with the body. Afraid of any sign of illness and willing to eliminate symptoms by any means necessary. So far it's not going too well. Don't you think it's time to ask what's the difference between illness symptoms and illness causes? 

PR157: Hatred For A Parent Is Keeping You Sick

September 15, 2022 00:45 - 55 minutes - 76.4 MB

Every soul is on its own journey and that includes your mother and father. Justify your grievances if you must, just remember there are consequences to harboring hate in your heart.

#FiveMinuteFriday Sulk or Soar

September 02, 2022 19:42 - 5 minutes - 7.39 MB

We all have two options in life, stay where you are or rise tf up.

PR156: Remember What Sets Your Soul on Fire

August 31, 2022 23:34 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MB

You must give your life meaning, a reason to look forward, and a purpose worth fighting for. Remember not only your hopes and dreams but why they mattered to begin with. 

PR155: Do You Wanna Be Well or Do You Wanna Be Right? Can't Do Both

August 20, 2022 18:48 - 44 minutes - 62.2 MB

Everybody wants to play the middle. In one breath we say we want a life that reflects exceptional health and well being, then in another we remain committed to the mindset and behaviors that produce the opposite of that.  It's time to choose: be well or be right.

PR154: Find A Reason To Keep Going

August 11, 2022 01:20 - 56 minutes - 78.3 MB

All obstacles equal opportunity. Get your head out of the matrix nonsense and remember defeat only comes when you accept it.

#FiveMinuteFriday Yo Reasons Ain't Good Enough

June 17, 2022 23:07 - 5 minutes - 7.35 MB

Reasons feed you. They move you. They pull you forward.  If you feel like you're stuck and uninspired to take action on what it is you say you want in life, this is your reminder that yo reasons ain't good enough.

PR153: Pain Is Coming

June 16, 2022 14:25 - 39 minutes - 55.3 MB

Pain is one of life's offerings. It plays a role and has a purpose like anything else in life. We must examine whether pain itself is the problem or our understanding of it. 

#FiveMinuteFriday Your Lack of Patience is Exposing Your Weakness

June 11, 2022 01:24 - 5 minutes - 7.35 MB

What you prove when you lack patience is that you're moving in fear and doubt but more importantly, you confirm that you have more faith in failing than you do in experiencing life as you envision it.  . . . (Music @freebeats.io)

PR152: Why Your Philosophies Are Keeping You Sick

June 10, 2022 21:22 - 52 minutes - 71.9 MB

It is always you. It is always your thoughts, your feelings and your mindset that determines what you experience in life. If illness becomes a repeating theme in your reality, it's time to check the philosophies you believe in and are currently living by. 

#FiveMinuteFriday You Alone Gotta Be Enough

June 03, 2022 14:19 - 5 minutes - 7.29 MB

You can cry, bitch, moan, and complain but at the end of the day what you get out of life is all on you. Your dreams, health goals and the life you envision for yourself must be fueled by your own support, beliefs and encouragement. Otherwise, prepare for them to die and you along with it.

PR151: Obstacles, Lack of Discipline and Failure

June 01, 2022 16:32 - 50 minutes - 70.1 MB

Until you incorporate the discipline needed to shift how you respond to the circumstances you encounter in life, the sight of obstacles will continue to be a source of discouragement. Remember, an out of control body reflects an unstable mind. 

#FiveMinuteFriday Is This Where You Stop?

May 27, 2022 14:56 - 5 minutes - 7.35 MB

Free will allows us all to choose whether we continue pursuing what we truly desire in life or give up and pretend it doesn't matter. If everybody stops somewhere, ask yourself is right here and right now where you stop?

PR150: Life is Preparing You For The Journey Ahead, Give Thanks

May 26, 2022 18:10 - 55 minutes - 75.7 MB

The world's narrative would lead you to believe that life is a mean, evil and unfair experience but to the trained eye comes the understanding that if all things ultimately work for your good, no matter how it comes, it must be a gift. Remember the pains and pressure of life only seek to destroy the weaknesses within and equip you with the wisdom needed to navigate the uncharted waters ahead. Give thanks.

PR149: Why Hair Loss Is The Body Speaking But You Still Ain't Listening

April 07, 2022 15:45 - 46 minutes - 63.8 MB

Balding, hair loss, alopecia. You can call it whatever you like but the fact of the matter is that the outside is simply a reflection of the inside.  This is a mind, body and spirit game so if the body is not reflecting its full potential that is our reminder that mentally and spiritually we are out of order.  The question now becomes what will you do about it? Hop on the woe is me, there's nothing I can do about it bandwagon OR accept the role you play in your health and decide to do some...

#FiveMinuteFriday Get Yo Ass Back Up, Again

March 04, 2022 17:00 - 5 minutes - 7.35 MB

You either about this life or you not.  You either in it to win it or you not. Can life hit hard? Absolutely, but never harder than you can bounce back, and that's a fact, jack!

PR148: The Danger of Losing Hope

February 23, 2022 20:01 - 1 hour - 84.4 MB

Let's not get this thing twisted. While there is a time for moving beyond hope and faith into a place of knowing, the goal is not to "lose" hope but to USE hope. Remember hope = desire = vibration of creation.   While society plays the game of let's focus on everything that feeds anxiety, despair and hopelessness, you must always keep your inner sight on what it is that you desire to see and to be. 

PR147: Why BlAcK eXceLlEnCe Can't Save Yo Raggedy Ass

February 07, 2022 22:48 - 50 minutes - 69.2 MB

Unless you're a stone cold hater, you love to see others thriving and succeeding but looking from the outside in can often cloud our judgement and hinder our ability to see things for what they are. We gotta remember there's always a game and there's always an agenda. There is no calvary coming from the outside. The savior has always and will always be within.

PR146: The Intellectual Mind Gon Get You Fugked Up

January 06, 2022 20:42 - 53 minutes - 73.6 MB

Anything on earth can either act as a tool to aid or a tool to enslave. We take great pride in intellect but physically knowledge will only take you so far. Navigating the earthly realm successfully is going to required you to tap into something far greater than the intellectual mind can comprehend. True knowing, protection and assurance is found in your inner dwelling place but to access it you must be willing to left go of the old way of seeing the world and yourself in it.

PR145: Why You Must Willingly Put Yourself Thru the Fire Before Life Forces You To Burn

January 02, 2022 18:37 - 50 minutes - 70 MB

You ready yourself through preparation and preparation comes from doing. You must intentionally get in the game because the fire of life is coming. Pain, discomfort and disruption is always awaiting your willingness to engage but the longer you resist the more life has to step in and force you to move. Take advantage of the new calendar year by getting uncomfortable. --> 40DayHealthReset.com

PR144: How Much More Sickness and Death Do You Need To See Before You Make A Change?

January 01, 2022 02:40 - 41 minutes - 57.3 MB

Look around, the results don't lie. What do you think happens when you follow the same mindset, behaviors and habits that has your family, friends, and coworkers ushering in nonstop illness and premature death? The same damn thang! Just like success leaves clues, so does destruction. How much more do you need to witness before you decide it's time to chart a new path? There's no better time to bus'a move than now, let's go ---- www.40DayHealthReset.com

PR143: #ScamdemicLessons Let Go or Suffer

December 24, 2021 18:22 - 1 hour - 84.5 MB

If the old world is crumbling, guess what happens when you refuse to let go of it? You crumble with it. When old habits, mindsets and beliefs no longer serve you, you have a decision to make. Attempt to hold on anyway and suffer all the way down or let go and trust your inner guidance to lead the way.

PR142: Desire, Progress and the "Must" Factor

December 10, 2021 01:12 - 34 minutes - 48.2 MB

We often ask, what are you after in life? But I think the better question to ask is, what is after you in life? What are the deeper urgings on the inside? Where are those urgings pulling you towards? More importantly, are you willing to surrender as those urgings become clear?

PR141: #ScamdemicLessons You Can Run But Never Hide From Life's Gifts of Pain and Discomfort

December 02, 2021 17:26 - 59 minutes - 82.1 MB

Life always comes bearing gifts, often not the way we want or expect but gifts nonetheless. This moment in time has presented the opportunity to reacquaint you with yourself, to turn your attention away from the world and dig deeper within your own inner wells of strength and power. Have you taken advantage of the opportunity?

#FiveMinuteFriday You're Different, It's Time To Start Acting Like It

August 13, 2021 21:13 - 5 minutes - 7.35 MB

Stop looking for and expecting ordinary. That ain't you. You decided different and different is whatcho ass is gonna get. Start embracing being an anomaly and watch life begin to unfold in your favor.

PR140: Where The Cause Lies, So Does The Remedy

August 11, 2021 12:30 - 55 minutes - 77.4 MB

How do you find the remedy to an ongoing problem when you haven't properly identified the cause of said problem? You don't. Life's problems leave clues and at the root of them all is the cause. Locate the cause and you can bet your ass you'll also locate the remedy.

#FiveMinuteFriday The Dominant Thought Is Your Master

August 07, 2021 02:11 - 5 minutes - 7.53 MB

If thoughts become things, everything you're experiencing in life first originated from thought. Your desired thought must become the dominant thought or else the undesired thought will continue to ring true, ushering in exactly what you DON'T want in your life.

PR139: Health and Autonomy, You Better Figure Out Where You Stand

August 04, 2021 21:25 - 1 hour - 105 MB

Everybody sitting around thinking they'll just play it safe. Newsflash: ain't no playing it safe right now. You have no other option but to draw a line in the sand and decide where you are or are not willing to compromise and what you will or won't sacrifice for your health and autonomy. Choose wisely.

#FiveMinuteFriday The Ability To Outlast

July 30, 2021 13:04 - 5 minutes - 7.6 MB

Some things are not about fighting, shifting or changing but simply about your ability to outlast it. Everything has an expiration date, can you hold the line until that time comes?

PR138: The Only Dis-ease You Can Actually Catch

July 29, 2021 02:20 - 50 minutes - 69.8 MB

There is but one dis-ease that you can actually catch, and I guarantee you you've already caught it at some point in your life. If you never wanna worry about "catching" anything else again, you must recognize the error in your ways and begin to make a conscious shift.

#FiveMinuteFriday Stretching vs Stressing

July 23, 2021 19:26 - 5 minutes - 7.6 MB

How you feeling and how you living is all determined by whether you're operating from a state of Stretching or a state of Stressing. One expands your perspective and moves you closer to what you want, the other limits you in mindset and keeps you in a perpetual place of suffering. Choose wisely.

PR137: How To Turn In As The World Turns Up

July 22, 2021 20:17 - 53 minutes - 73.4 MB

As the world's antics amp up, you must find solid ground to stand on. Not join the crowd of the anxious, fearful and worried. Instead find an anchor, that keeps you mindful and sensitive to the inner guidance that enables you to successfully navigate the world while not becoming consumed by it.

#FiveMinuteFriday Conditions vs Decisions

July 17, 2021 01:48 - 5 minutes - 7.6 MB

If your success, happiness, health and wellness depends on the perfect conditions, you my friend, don't stand a chance. The game is always what you control vs what you don't, conditions vs decisions.

PR136: Is It What You're Eating Or What's Eating You?

July 15, 2021 02:12 - 51 minutes - 71.5 MB

What's really at the root of your illness or dissatisfaction with life? Is it what you're putting in your mouth or could it be something within that's decaying you from the inside out??

#FiveMinuteFriday What You Got, You Asked For So Suck It Up

July 09, 2021 15:20 - 5 minutes - 7.9 MB

Life is so giving that it kindly lays before you whatever it is that you ask. There is no good or bad or indifferent. So what you have right now is what you asked for and if it is not to your liking it's on you to change it or shift your view of it. More often than not, it's the latter.

PR135: How To Help Yourself After Making A Poor Medical Decision

July 08, 2021 03:34 - 42 minutes - 59.1 MB

What can you do after you find yourself dealing with the aftermath of a poor medical decision? Is illness imminent? Are the effects permanent? Do you have any options for recovery? Of course. You always have options in the physical. Always. This you must believe and the key lies in learning how to use 3M's - your mind, your mouth, and your magic.

PR134: 1, 2, The Matrix Is Coming For You

July 03, 2021 12:30 - 1 hour - 117 MB

3, 4, You better lock your door. Do you know what your door is and how to lock it? If this past year has been a beast for you, know that the Matrix ain't gon let up. It will continue to take you for a death ride until YOU decide to hop off. It's on you to figure out how to crack its code. Hint: the only way out, is in. Surprise :) --- Update: The Project Rook Inner Circle is live baby, come on in the uppaaa rooom and learn how to get what you want out of life using your mind and your body...

PR133: Why You Must Put Yourself and Your Health Above Everything Else

November 25, 2020 23:52 - 54 minutes - 75.7 MB

Life is on that ass because your weapons are rusty. When the mind is distracted, the body is weak and you're not in sync with your spirit, life becomes unbearable. You must do whatever it takes to get in tuned with yourself cuz, how you gon' win when you ain't right within?

PR132: Why I Hope Life Keeps Punching You In the Throat

November 04, 2020 19:36 - 46 minutes - 63.9 MB

You keep trying to duck and life keeps punching. You keep trying to run and life keeps punching. The more you resist, the more it punches. Life is offering you lesson after lesson but you keep missing them. It is my hope that life never lets up until you finally surrender...to who YOU are calling yourself to be.

#FiveMinuteFriday You Gon' Have To Fight For The Life You Want

October 23, 2020 18:51 - 5 minutes - 7.6 MB

This is your reminder that no one gives a damn about your complaints or excuses. The battle is yours and yours alone. More importantly, this is your call to reset and strap in for the fight of your life or shut up and settle for the life you don't want.

PR131: The Only Game You Must Learn How To Play

October 15, 2020 02:50 - 41 minutes - 57.8 MB

There's only one game you must learn how to play. Only one that will grant you access to everything you desire. Only one that will offer you protection from the ways of the world. Only one that will keep you lifted and powered up at all times. Here's a hint: Seek ye first the Kingdom.

PR130: Hey Jackass, The Government Doesn't Have A Health Plan For You

October 01, 2020 01:05 - 55 minutes - 76.8 MB

What does the government have to do with YOUR health? Absolutely nothing. Your health is your responsibility and your responsibility alone. The sooner you figure this out, the less time you'll spend having useless arguments about what politicians should be doing to fix your life.

PR129: How I Transformed My Life and Stopped Being An Emotionally Driven, Easily Triggered Loser

September 25, 2020 03:28 - 47 minutes - 65.5 MB

There are many ways to go about this thing however, I can only tell you what I know from personal experience. The life transformation I was looking for didn't happen until I started to take a different approach to my health and wellness. And I ain't talking about just switching up my diet (although that plays a role as well), I mean checking how I was thinking, living, and reacting to the environment around me. If you find that life seems to be having its way with you and you don't unders...

PR128: Why You Must Turn Away From The World's Problems and Never Look Back

September 17, 2020 22:31 - 51 minutes - 70.9 MB

How has focusing on the world's problems helped you? How has obsessing over what other groups of people are or are not doing helped you? How has adopting the pain and struggles of the past helped you? HOW SWAY?! Your greatest discontentments in life are nothing but confirmations that your spirit is asking you to move forward, to center your attention on what you DO want, then turn and never look back. The question is, will you do it?

#FiveMinuteFriday Groupthink vs Greatness

August 28, 2020 21:52 - 5 minutes - 7.48 MB

Yup, you have more choices to make. The group's ideas, beliefs, behavior, standards (or lack thereof) or your own life, health, wealth and greatness. Ain't no us, me or in between, make a choice. . . . . . . . . . . Beat provided by freebeats.io Produced by White Hot

PR127: 3 Things Your Body Is Doing When It Gets Sick

August 27, 2020 01:34 - 1 hour - 114 MB

You got some choices to make. You're going to get stuck believing what the world confirms or you're going to buckle down and seek the wisdom and guidance to gain an understanding of what's really going on. Is your spirit all knowing or not? Is divine intelligence the driving force behind the mysteries of life or not? Are you protected or not? Does your body intuitively know what it's doing or not? If it's the former and not the latter, then let's dig into what the body is really doing w...

PR126: How To Protect Yourself From 'Rona or Any Other Illness

July 29, 2020 23:51 - 1 hour - 85.6 MB

The answers are right in front of you but they're difficult to see when your attention is on everything else. Until you remember "ALL is mind", none of your so called beliefs, eating habits, or spiritual practices will be able to help you.

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